Two Spanish Regions Impose Smoking Ban to Curb Virus
Spain’s Canary Islands said on Thursday it would ban smoking outdoors when social distancing cannot be guaranteed to curb the coronavirus, a day after Galicia took a similar measure.
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E-Cigarette Retailer Battles Regulators at Sixth Circuit
An e-cigarette and vapor technology retailer argued before the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration’s deadlines for regulation of its vaping products are arbitrary and violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
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A Florida appeals court held R.J. Reynolds responsible for making payments in perpetuity to the state based on future sales of its cigarettes to settle all claims of liability under a 1997 agreement.
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A class action in Orange County Court, Calif., claims R.J. Reynolds Tobacco discriminates against Black and homosexual employees by, among other things, “advising employees, such as the plaintiff, that they work for a ‘conservative company’ based in North Carolina and that the gay lifestyle is ‘offensive’ not only to plaintiff’s teammates but also management and those in leadership position.”
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Tobacco Groups Win Court Challenge to FDA Warnings
WASHINGTON (CN) — U.S. regulators bungled a mandate for cigar and pipe tobacco packaging and advertising to include warnings similar
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S.African Court Extinguishes Bid to Overturn Tobacco Ban
A South African high court on Friday dismissed a bid by tobacco makers to unban sales of their products, saying the addictiveness of cigarettes did not qualify them as essential products.
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The Neighborhood Market Association claims San Diego County has unconstitutionally banned the sale and distribution of flavored smoking products and electronic smoking devices for one year.
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al. sued Edina, Minn. in federal court, claiming its ban on sales of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, is preempted by federal law.
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The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council sued of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar et al. in federal court for failing to ban menthol cigarettes.
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Experts: Giving Beer and Cigarettes to People in Quarantine May Benefit Public Health
A controversial decision to provide alcohol, marijuana and tobacco to homeless people quarantined in hotel rooms in San Francisco has sparked controversy, but several addiction treatment experts say it is not an outlandish strategy.
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Forty-Eight lawsuits were filed against Juul Labs in San Francisco Federal Court on Monday, accusing it of fraud and false advertising aimed at young people for its nicotine vaping products.
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Montana Sues Big Tobacco Over $43 Million in Disputed Settlement Payments
The State of Montana is taking several tobacco companies to court for withholding $43 million in payments owed for marketing a lethal product to children and driving up health care costs.
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A 19-year-old self-described nicotine addict sued Juul Labs on nine counts in superior court, claiming he fell victim to its fraudulent advertising, including “tips” and videos about “how to ‘Juul in school.’“
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al. sued the U.S. FDA in federal court, claiming its rule demanding “graphic images … designed to frighten, shock and disgust adult cigarette consumers” are unconstitutional, compelled speech.”
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Two more counties and a school district in Washington state sued Juul Labs, Altria and others in separate federal complaints, claiming its marketing practices got children hooked on nicotine.
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FTC Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Juul, Altria Group Over E-Cigarettes
The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit to undo a multi-billion dollar investment made by tobacco and giant Altria Group and e-cigarette company JUUL Labs, citing a violation of federal antitrust laws.
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Moose International sued the Washington, Pa. Lodge No. 22, claiming that of the Moose’s 1,415 lodges, “the Washington Lodge is the only lodge that the plaintiff is aware of that has refused to comply with the no smoking-amendment,” in Washington County Court.
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